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  • UEFA brings the UEFA Champions League to India

    UEFA brings the UEFA Champions League to India

    Mumbai: UEFA is bringing the UEFA Champions League to India through an exclusive fan event hosted by UEFA Champions League Ambassador Luís Figo. As part of a series of global fan initiatives, this event will offer a premium UEFA Champions League experience for Indian fans who will journey through the most iconic moments of the world’s most prestigious club football tournament.  

    Taking place at Tote on the Turf on Friday, 8th March 2019, the evening will also feature an interactive “Best of the Best” quiz which will pit attendees against each other in the hopes of winning an unforgettable photo experience alongside the UEFA Champions League trophy and the Portuguese superstar himself. Fans will be challenged to match Figo’s answers through an interactive voting pad, and the fan with the fastest and most accurate response will be crowned the winner. 

    UEFA Champions League ambassador, Luís Figo said: “It’s a great honour to be able to bring the symbol of the UEFA Champions League to Mumbai. Fans in India are so knowledgeable and passionate about football and I’m excited to meet some of them and test their knowledge of this incredible competition.”

    "UEFA's decision to hold a UEFA Champions League global fan event in Mumbai was an easy one,” said UEFA's director of marketing Guy-Laurent Epstein. "Over 125 million fans globally follow the existing UEFA Champions League social media accounts and we want to be in a position to give football fans in India the opportunity to connect with this competition.”

    The exclusive evening will be hosted by Arpit Sharma and will include a set from local DJ Shireen and a series of engaging activations from UEFA Champions League partners Nissan, PepsiCo through their Lays and Pepsi brands, PlayStation and UEFA’s Broadcast Partner in India, Sony Pictures Networks India.

    The event in Mumbai is the first in a series of global events that will take the iconic trophy on a journey to emerging markets, with events in Rio and Shanghai taking place later in this year.

  • Virat Kohli joins Premier Futsal family

    Virat Kohli joins Premier Futsal family

    MUMBAI: Launched last week the 5-a-side variant of soccer Premier Futsal roped in Indian cricket sensation Virat Kohli as the league’s brand ambassador today. 

    Kohli, the face of Indian Cricket over the last few years, will now lend his name to Futsal, the newer, shorter soccer format. His announcement as brand ambassador follows the unveiling of soccer legend Luis Figo as Premier Futsal’s president last week, marking another major coup for the league as it heads into its inaugural season.

    Premier Futsal chairman Xavier Britto said, “It is our great pleasure to have India’s current favorite sportsman as the Brand Ambassador for our League. We feel proud to share a common dream of promoting new sports in India with Virat. With him coming on board, we are confident of attracting the youth of India to come see Futsal and take it up as a career eventually. These are really exciting times for us and I am sure this association with Virat will further elevate the standard of Futsal in India.”

    Virat Kohli added, “We all grew up playing 5-a-side soccer. The combination of speed & flamboyance is what attracts so many people across the globe to watch & play the sport. Futsal is a fast and exciting sport. Futsallers display a lot of flair, skill and swag on the field, which are all qualities I relate to. I am tremendously excited to be a part of Premier Futsal and motivated to positively contribute to the development of this wonderful new sport in India.”

    Premier Futsal, the world’s first multi-national team-based Futsal league, is set to take place in India from July 15 to July 24 with each game split into two halves of 20 minutes each. Over 50 International Futsalers, from four Continents and 21 countries are expected to participate. The league, governed by the Futsal Association of India (FAI) with accreditation from international governing body, Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF), was launched in Mumbai earlier this week in the presence of the founding team and FAI representative.

  • Virat Kohli joins Premier Futsal family

    Virat Kohli joins Premier Futsal family

    MUMBAI: Launched last week the 5-a-side variant of soccer Premier Futsal roped in Indian cricket sensation Virat Kohli as the league’s brand ambassador today. 

    Kohli, the face of Indian Cricket over the last few years, will now lend his name to Futsal, the newer, shorter soccer format. His announcement as brand ambassador follows the unveiling of soccer legend Luis Figo as Premier Futsal’s president last week, marking another major coup for the league as it heads into its inaugural season.

    Premier Futsal chairman Xavier Britto said, “It is our great pleasure to have India’s current favorite sportsman as the Brand Ambassador for our League. We feel proud to share a common dream of promoting new sports in India with Virat. With him coming on board, we are confident of attracting the youth of India to come see Futsal and take it up as a career eventually. These are really exciting times for us and I am sure this association with Virat will further elevate the standard of Futsal in India.”

    Virat Kohli added, “We all grew up playing 5-a-side soccer. The combination of speed & flamboyance is what attracts so many people across the globe to watch & play the sport. Futsal is a fast and exciting sport. Futsallers display a lot of flair, skill and swag on the field, which are all qualities I relate to. I am tremendously excited to be a part of Premier Futsal and motivated to positively contribute to the development of this wonderful new sport in India.”

    Premier Futsal, the world’s first multi-national team-based Futsal league, is set to take place in India from July 15 to July 24 with each game split into two halves of 20 minutes each. Over 50 International Futsalers, from four Continents and 21 countries are expected to participate. The league, governed by the Futsal Association of India (FAI) with accreditation from international governing body, Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF), was launched in Mumbai earlier this week in the presence of the founding team and FAI representative.